First editions, fine papers and deluxe printings of French and foreign literature, 16th to 21st century

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of sixth edition.
Signed autograph inscription from Claude Aveline to Pierre de Massot.

Collected edition with some parts in first edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Claude Aveline to his friends Max (Philippe Delatte) and his wife Geneviève.
Max-Philippe Delatte's bookplate pasted on the front endpaper.

First edition, one of 500 copies on vellum, the only printing with 10 on Japan paper.
Handsome inscription from Claude Aveline posing as Molène and referencing his "three months in prison" to Louis Martin-Choffier (sic).
Illustrated pamphlet with 2 compositions by Steinlen.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Arches vellum, deluxe edition.
Illustrated work with a frontispiece graphic by the author.

First edition, a service de presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Claude Aveline to the entire family of his friend Max (Philippe Delatte).

Collected edition with some parts in first edition, one of 12 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, deluxe copies.
Fine copy complete with publisher's slip.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, ours one of the few unnumbered hors commerce copies but justified at the foot of the second cover, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 70 numbered copies on Lafuma paper, the only deluxe copies.
About Georges Bernanos and Charles Maurras.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Japan paper, after only 1 Parchment and 5 China.
Work decorated with headpieces. Spine slightly cracked with lacks at head and foot, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Photographic cover, illustrated booklet with 44 drawings.
A minor corner loss at foot of first cover, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only issue with 10 on Holland paper.
Inscription from A.M. Gossez to a friend on the front endpaper.
Two small tape marks on the front endpaper, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only issue with 6 on Japan paper.
Signed autograph inscription from the publisher.

The first edition published in a small number of copies on alfa paper.
Rare inscription from Enrique Larreta to Alfred Capus.
First cover marginally restored, small tears with slight corner losses to covers, occasional light foxing.
Rare.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Annales de la faculté de lettres de Bordeaux.
Autograph inscription signed by the author.
Spine and boards lightly and marginally sunned without consequence, pleasing interior condition.

The posthumous first edition of this poetry collection.
Spine sunned, worming to boards.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine split, a marginal tear on the first cover, a pale angular dampstain at head of the final leaves.

First edition of the French translation established by Alphonse Royer.
Spine restored with lacks, foxing affecting primarily the very first and very last pages.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Precious inscription from Edouard Krakowski to Philippe Soupault.
About the poets of the Spring of Nations in Poland, iconography.
Two small lacks at head and foot of spine, slight marginal tears to boards.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription by the author.
A small pen mark at the head of the front cover, handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 25 deluxe copies printed on laid paper.
Spine slightly faded.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Foxing to covers, interior condition almost free from foxing.

First edition, one of 932 numbered copies on Johannot paper.
Foot of front cover stained along its entire length, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 855 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies along with 113 reimposed.
Spine sunned, marginal spotting to front board, light interior foxing mainly affecting the edges.

First edition of the French translation by Marc Chadourne, one of 500 numbered copies on Bride White paper, the only deluxe copies along with 60 on Hollande.
With an original lithograph by L.A. Moreau as frontispiece.
Handsome copy.

First edition on thick paper.
A good copy.

First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
Preface by Ugo Capponi, study on Italian theatre in France by C. Simond. Work illustrated with 44 engravings and portraits.
Spine sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of edition.
Autograph inscription by the author on the half-title page.
Gift inscription by the dedicatee on the half-title page, a tiny lack at head of spine which also has a tear with lack at foot.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Mémoires de la Sté Impériale des antiquaires de France.
Copy presented in its original wrappers and under plain covers with title and author's name inscribed in pen at the head of the first board.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition of this literary pastiche.
Spine restored with tape repair, small lacks and marginal tears to boards, occasional and minor foxing.

First edition of this play first performed at the Théâtre de Guignol on 23 October 1905.
Spine and boards marginally faded, minimal marginal lacks without consequence at the top of leaves due to the fact that the work has been clumsily cut.

First edition.
Spine cracked, joints rubbed with small lacks, copy almost free from foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Half cherry red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
About the letters of Mme de Sévigné, Aristophanes and Rabelais, Don Quixote, history of the canton of Vaud, introduction to the history of Indian Buddhism, translations of some of Schiller's poems...
Some foxing.

First edition of this issue entirely devoted to André Fontainas. Contributions by A. Fontainas, A. Ferdinand-Hérold, C. Mauclair, A. Mockel, Touny-Lérys... Worming to head of first cover, pale angular dampstains to covers also affecting first and last leaves.

First edition, published anonymously, purporting to contain letters written to Prosper Mérimée by "his unknown correspondent", one of the rare copies on Holland paper of which no mention is made.
Split spine with small losses, copy partly unbound, small corner losses to boards, some foxing.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Inscription from the author's son.
A handsome and rare copy.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies, service de presse stamp.
Autograph inscription signed by Henri Dreyfus.
Two small lacks to head and foot of spine, one angular tear without lack to head of first cover.

Edition with some parts in first edition.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and illustrations by P. Kaufmann.
Spine cracked at head with two small lacks at head and foot, scattered foxing.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies reserved for the service de presse.
Handsome copy.

First edition.

Work illustrated by Vogel.

Spine sunned, handsome interior condition.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Unlettered spine with handwritten title showing a small lack, boards marginally faded with two small angular stains, occasional worming.

First edition of this comedy in 1 act interspersed with songs.
Our copy is presented in its original stitching and without covers.
A pale marginal dampstain at the head of the leaves. Rare.

First edition of this comic opera in three acts set to music by Weigel, first performed at Saint-Cloud before Joséphine de Beauharnais.
We present this copy in its original wrappers under plain covers.
Light foxing, small creases and corner tears to covers and margins.
Rare.

First edition.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 10 deluxe copies printed on Holland paper.
Light worming to boards, small corner loss at foot of front board, light internal foxing.

First edition printed in 1000 numbered copies on laid paper.
Work illustrated with 5 wood engravings by Jean Saint-Paul.
Marginal foxing on slightly faded covers, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, possibly a specimen copy from the very last printing for verification before commercial release.
Our copy is presented in blue wrappers, author's name-title-publisher's name in black, unlettered spine and conjugate leaves.
A curiosity.

First edition, one of the copies from the first issue, from a limited edition of only 15 deluxe copies on Holland paper.

First editions.
Small tears to the spines which also show lacks at the foot, one of which has been restored.
Rare minor foxing without significance.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Tiny loss at head of spine with slight tear at foot without loss, handsome copy.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Spine very slightly faded with a tiny lack at foot, a small lack at head of second cover, some small spots affecting mainly the endpapers.

The first edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Revue historique vaudoise.
A small marginal tear without loss to the title page, boards very slightly faded, but not serious.

First edition printed in 200 copies.
Rare autograph inscription from Delessert to Princess Galitzin.
Tears with small lacks at head and foot of spine, slight corner lacks to covers, worming to last endpaper, otherwise handsome interior condition.

First edition printed in 250 copies on Holland paper.
Our copy, contrary to what is stipulated in the justification, is not signed by the author.
A small tear repaired at head of spine, covers stained, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 5 Japan and 20 Holland deluxe copies printed.
Publisher's sand-colored cardboard binding, spine absent, front board identical to front cover, traces of rubbing to corners, small marginal ink stain to head of rear board.
Handsome interior condition.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Marcel Barrière.
Handsome copy.

First edition, review copy.
Bel autograph signed by Pierre-Philippe Moinot Max Delatte.

First edition.
Rare foxing, leaves partly detached.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Slight foxing to the covers.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 5 Hollande copies on deluxe paper.
Signed autograph inscription by Charles Derennes.
Occasional light foxing.

First edition published in a small number of copies, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Georges Brunet, under pseudonym, to a close friend.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Superb full-page inscription from the author to Germaine Beaumont.

First edition on ordinary paper, only a few Holland deluxe copies were printed.
Half black sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with double blind compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding. Bookplate pasted to verso of front board.
Two pale angular dampstains affecting the very first and very last pages, some light foxing.
This is the second book of the famous 'Histoire des origines du christianisme'.

First edition.
The frontispiece portrait, first endpaper and half-title page are lacking from our copy which is presented in its original wrappers.
Occasional light foxing.

New edition of the French translation established by Léon de Wailly.
Half bottle-green sheep bindings, spines with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
As a preface, the life of Laurence Sterne by Sir Walter Scott.
Rare foxing.

First edition of the Spanish translation freely established by Alfonso Reyes.
Spine faded, marginal tears to boards, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper of the first work published in the famous 'Edgar Poe' collection.
Light worming and small stains on the boards.

First edition.
Minor insignificant lacks and marginal spotting to dust jacket flaps, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 82 numbered copies on Arches paper, deluxe printing with 17 on Auvergne.
First endpaper shaded and spotted, pale marginal dampstain at head of pages.

First edition of the French translation established by Marie Canavaggia, one of 210 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Spine and boards marginally faded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on pur chiffon, deluxe issue with 2 Angoumois laid papers.
Fine inscription from Michel Mercoeur to a close friend.
Rare.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the deluxe issue after 10 on Madagascar.
Handsome and rare full-margined copy.

First edition on ordinary paper for Protée, reprint for La cantate à trois voix, only 20 copies were printed on deluxe Arches laid paper. Handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation established by Valéry Larbaud, one of 830 numbered copies on pur fil paper, one of 120 re-imposed.
Foxing mainly affecting the very first and very last pages.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
Work illustrated with a photographic frontispiece and 16 heliogravure plates.
Two tiny nicks to spine, very light foxing to front board.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated with black and color illustrations by Baldrich, B. Mann and Vertès.
At the end, a text by J. Giraudoux entitled 'Barbe'.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated by M. Van Moppès.

First edition.
Publisher's Bradel binding in full green cloth, dust jacket preserved with very slight corner losses.
Illustrations by Robert King.

First American edition.
Publisher's half vellum-style boards, green paper boards, smooth unlettered spine.
A pale marginal dampstain at foot of pages.

First edition, one of 100 numbered hors commerce copies on alfa paper, deluxe issue.
Autograph inscription from Henri Bordeaux.
Minor foxing to boards and front endpaper, an angular crease mark on the back board.

First edition in French, one of 130 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with 27 on pur fil.
Two small tears at head and foot of spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe issue with 60 on Ingres.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the copies on Corvol l'orgueilleux under special wrapper printed specially for the Séquana collection.
Spine slightly faded, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Spine and covers marginally faded, internally good.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Light marginal worming without consequence to the front board, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition printed in a small number on laid paper.
Autograph inscription from Léon Riotor to Paul Bonhomme on the first cover.
A small trace of restoration using a piece of tape at the foot of the spine, marginal lacks to the boards, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from Henry Spiess.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Handsome full-page autograph inscription from the author to Edmond Haraucourt.
A tiny tear without loss to head of front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition under publisher's reissue covers at Floury, one of 240 numbered copies on English paper, the only printing with 32 Japan copies.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Eugène Montfort to Jean Moréas.
Small corner lacks to covers, foxing.
Rare.

First edition in French, one of 300 numbered copies on pure watermarked rag paper, ours one of 10 hors commerce copies.
Tiny corner lacks to the head of the first board, otherwise handsome copy.